The attack on the World Trade Center from Guy Debord's perspective and the war against Iraq as the update of the show

Authors

  • Maria José L. Barreras Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio Grande do Sul (PUCRS)

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.15448/1980-3729.2003.20.3203

Keywords:

Society of the Spectacle, Merchandise Fetishism, Alienation

Abstract

This paper follows some theoretical steps already taken by Guy Debord which led him to formulate the concept of the society of the spectacle. The media coverage about the attack on the WTC, the war against Irak and the passivity of the consumer of images are viewed from that perspective.

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Author Biography

Maria José L. Barreras, Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio Grande do Sul (PUCRS)

Professora do Departamento de História da Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio Grande do Sul (PUCRS)

References

DEBORD, Guy. A sociedade do Espetáculo. Rio de Janeiro: Contraponto, 1997.

ENTREVISTA com a médica psiquiatra Lourdes Maraschin Haggsträm. Zero Hora, Porto Alegre, 29 set. 2001.

JAPPE, Anselm. Guy Debord. Petrópolis: Vozes, 1999.

LUKÁCS, Georg. História e consciência de classe: estudos de dialética marxista. Rio de Janeiro: Elfos; Porto Portugal: Publicações Escorpião, 1989.

ZERO HORA. Porto Alegre, p. 1, 7 mar. 2003.

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Published

2008-04-11

How to Cite

Barreras, M. J. L. (2008). The attack on the World Trade Center from Guy Debord’s perspective and the war against Iraq as the update of the show. Revista FAMECOS, 10(20), 57–64. https://doi.org/10.15448/1980-3729.2003.20.3203

Issue

Vol. 10 No. 20 (2003)

Section

Dossier France